Priests Sentenced to Death
- When
- February 15, 1872
- Where
- Spanish court martial
On the evening of February 15, 1872, a Spanish court martial found the three priests guilty of treason as instigators of the Cavite mutiny and sentenced them to death.
On February 15, 1872, the Spanish colonial authorities charged Fathers Burgos, Gómez, and Zamora with treason, sedition, and subversion. Late that night, a Spanish court martial found them guilty of treason as instigators of the mutiny in the Cavite Navy yard and sentenced them to death by garrote. The next morning the judgment was read to the priests in Fort Santiago, and they were told they would be executed the following day.
Sources
- 1872 Cavite mutiny Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
- Gomburza Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
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